South Granville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Louisburg Warriors out 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Granville also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Ricky Kern was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Kern has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kern was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
Kern wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jojo Morris, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
South Granville pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Louisburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Granville will take on Wake Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Granville's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Wake Prep Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Louisburg, they will be playing at home against Oxford Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Louisburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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